Ethiopia

Africa opens its doors: A new airport that will change how Israelis fly

Ethiopian Airlines laid the cornerstone for Bishoftu International Airport, a major project with 110M passenger capacity, offering operational advantages and easy connections to Israel.

Bishoftu International Airport.
Somaliland Navy members participate in a parade celebrating the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland on May 18, 2024.

Israel and India's laboratory in the Horn of Africa-opinion

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.

Somaliland’s lost and forgotten Jews: Inside Horn of Africa's Jewish past - opinion


111 Ethiopian olim, influencers arrive in Israel in Jewish Agency flight

Since 2020, over 2,250 immigrants have immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel through Operation Zur Israel.

 Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Doron Almog and Mark Wilf, chairman of the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency with new olim from Ethiopia at Ben Gurion Airport

Kenyan president visits Western Wall, adviser prays on Temple Mount

Kenyan President William Ruto met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who praised the Kenyan president’s commitment to expanding ties with Israel.

Kenyan President William Ruto prayed at the Western Wall, 9 May 2023

Israeli, Ethiopian think tanks sign national security MOU

Israel hopes to provide Israeli technology to Ethiopia so it can better manage its natural resources.

 JCPA President Dan Diker and Director-General Yehiel Leiter exchange signatures on the memorandum of understanding with Dr. Desalegn Ambaw Belete, executive director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs

Ethiopian Israeli singer performs in legendary London Jazz club


The Sub-Saharan African Jewish Alliance is born

Despite being from southern, eastern, or western Africa, the participants were united by a great love for Hashem, Judaism, the State of Israel, and the Jewish people.

 The gathering at Kol Yehudah Synagogue in Abidjan.

Israeli medical mission to Ethiopia educates on new forms of surgery

The Assuta Ashdod medical team will help to build a national training program for laparoscopic surgery in Ethiopia

Prof. Kashtan with team ahead of their trip to Ethiopia.

Israeli doctors lead mission to Ethiopia for neonatal, trauma care

It was guided by the commitment of Israel’s largest hospital to improving health equity in developing regions, using expertise and technology to impact global healthcare. 

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Ethiopian-Israeli musician sings his life journey in the Midwest

 Ethiopian-Israeli singer Gili Yalo

Eritrean soldiers seen leaving major towns in northern Ethiopia

Unofficial reports suggest Eritrean forces may be withdrawing from Tigrayan population centers but the current situation remains unclear.

ETHIOPIA’S PRIME Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerk embrace at the declaration signing in Asmara, Eritrea on July 9.

Israeli doctor pushes the frontier of surgery in Ethiopia

Prof. Hanoch Kashtan who recently joined Assuta Ashdod and his team have trained over twenty Ethiopian surgeons and nurses. 

 Prof. Hanoch Kashtan with his first patient at the hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.